| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Kendrick Meek: Endorsed by NARAL; opposed Stupak amendment.
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Budget & Economy
Roxanne Conlin: Fed budget serves as ATM for big banks & special interests.
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Civil Rights
Kendrick Meek: Oppose Florida's ban on gay adoption.
Elaine Marshall: Strong supporter of LGBT rights.
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Corporations
Alexi Giannoulias: Close tax loophole that incentivizes moving jobs overseas.
Paul Hodes: Fight Wall Street executives & corporate lobbyists.
Roxanne Conlin: Practiced law but never for any corporate interest.
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Crime
Kendrick Meek: First African-American captain in Florida Highway Patrol.
Mark Myles: Served as legal intern in OU's criminal defense clinic.
Elaine Marshall: Represented women who were victims of domestic violence.
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Drugs
Roxanne Conlin: As US Attorney, led major drug busts.
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Education
Roxanne Conlin: Higher Pell Grants; lower student loan interest rates.
Kendrick Meek: Increase student aid; cut student loan interest in half.
Mark Myles: Public education must not depend upon zip code.
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Energy & Oil
Alexi Giannoulias: Incentives for hybrid vehicle purchases.
Kendrick Meek: Oil is the past; solar & wind & biomass are the future.
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Environment
Paul Hodes: First successful criminal prosecution against polluters.
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Free Trade
Roxanne Conlin: Tax incentives to encourage keeping & creating jobs here.
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Government Reform
Alexi Giannoulias: Voice for the people, not the corporate special interests.
Paul Hodes: Ban earmarks associated with campaign contributions.
Roxanne Conlin: No money from PACs nor federal lobbyists.
Elaine Marshall: I earned my reputation as a reformer, tough on lobbyists.
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Health Care
Alexi Giannoulias: Ban denial of coverage; cover preventative care.
Alexi Giannoulias: Increase competition via a public option.
Mark Myles: Eliminate mandate to buy insurance for the uninsured.
Elaine Marshall: Coverage for mammograms and Pap Smears.
Elaine Marshall: Strong supporter of the public option.
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Homeland Security
Elaine Marshall: Now is not the time to commit 30,000 to Afghanistan.
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Jobs
Alexi Giannoulias: Focus on investment in clean energy jobs.
Kendrick Meek: I wake up and fight for jobs for Floridians every day.
Mark Myles: Change policies which have led to outsourcing.
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Principles & Values
Paul Hodes: Served as assistant Attorney General under David Souter.
Kendrick Meek: Socially progressive and fiscally responsible.
Kendrick Meek: Son of retired Rep. Carrie Meek; married to Miami prosecutor.
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Tax Reform
Alexi Giannoulias: Tax cuts for college tuition, homebuyers, & job creation.
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War & Peace
Paul Hodes: Bush took our country off course in Iraq.
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